Re: Folic Acid and Medicare Part D OT

June 15, 2006

wrote in part:

I am asking all of you who are on Medicare Part D to write, E-mail

or call your US Congressman and Senators <snip>

We are spending 2 BILLION dollars a MONTH to fund the war in Iraq. The

budget cuts that come to offset this ridiculous expenditure are causing

shortfalls in every aspect of our federal government. Education, Healthcare,

Homeland security, Medicare, Social Secutity, Research are some of them.

IMHO our senators and representatives are completely out of touch with the

American people. It does very little good to write them because they are

too involved in their own personal agenda to listen. They just got a raise

to their pay that gives them $168,500 salary but will not raise the minimum

wage. They do not seem to care about those who struggle every day just to

keep body and soul together. I will shut up now but if you agree, write them

about the truth. No more lies!

2500 Sons and daughters dead in Iraq. Enough

[ ] Folic Acid and Medicare Part D

>

> Hi Everyone....Guess what???? Folic Acid is no longer covered by

> Medicare Part D...They have taken it off their formulary....The

> reason, it is a vitamin supplement and they are not going to cover

> vitamin and mineral supplements....Even though the amount most of us

> take 1mg is much stonger that the over the counter one....My

> pharmacist said I would have to take 6 over the counter Folic Acid

> pills to equal one prescribed...I called my HMO insurance plan

> (Secure Horizons), and told them I take Folic Acid because I also

> take MTX...They said it was not their decision to remove it that it

> was Medicare Part D decision...They said to write to my US

> congressman and Senator and tell them that I have an autoimmune

> disease and that Folic Acid is a necessary med that I must

> take...Not because I am a health nut, but because I need it to stay

> on top of my disease and manage it the best I can and Folic Acid

> will help to obtain that objective. They also said that I should

> besiege them to look into putting it back on the formulary for those

> of us with autoimmune diseases.....I have one other choice and that

> is to have my rheumy request an exception in writing and perhaps

> Medicare will cover it....This request could take forever.....

> Here we go folks...One more med that is not covered by the most

> wonderful of presciption plans,,LOL..Although, it is better than

> before when there was no presciption coverage, in my opinion,

> Medicare Part D has a lot to be desired...and needs to be fixed

> ASAP...For those of us on fixed incomes it sure is difficult to make

> ends meet each month and here is one more added expense that has to

> be figured into our meager income....

> I am asking all of you who are on Medicare Part D to write, E-mail

> or call your US Congressman and Senators and ask them to put Folic

> Acid back on the formulary and not remove any meds that are

> necessary to help us fight our battle against autoimmune

> deseases...Thank you,,Hugs

>

June 15, 2006

I am sorry. I mispoke in my previous post. It should have read we are

spending 2 BILLION dollars a WEEK to fund the war in Iraq. That is 8 Billion

a month, 96 Billion a year.

2500 Dead.

[ ] Folic Acid and Medicare Part D

>>

>> Hi Everyone....Guess what???? Folic Acid is no longer covered by

>> Medicare Part D...They have taken it off their formulary....The

>> reason, it is a vitamin supplement and they are not going to cover

>> vitamin and mineral supplements....Even though the amount most of us

>> take 1mg is much stonger that the over the counter one....My

>> pharmacist said I would have to take 6 over the counter Folic Acid

>> pills to equal one prescribed...I called my HMO insurance plan

>> (Secure Horizons), and told them I take Folic Acid because I also

>> take MTX...They said it was not their decision to remove it that it

>> was Medicare Part D decision...They said to write to my US

>> congressman and Senator and tell them that I have an autoimmune

>> disease and that Folic Acid is a necessary med that I must

>> take...Not because I am a health nut, but because I need it to stay

>> on top of my disease and manage it the best I can and Folic Acid

>> will help to obtain that objective. They also said that I should

>> besiege them to look into putting it back on the formulary for those

>> of us with autoimmune diseases.....I have one other choice and that

>> is to have my rheumy request an exception in writing and perhaps

>> Medicare will cover it....This request could take forever.....

>> Here we go folks...One more med that is not covered by the most

>> wonderful of presciption plans,,LOL..Although, it is better than

>> before when there was no presciption coverage, in my opinion,

>> Medicare Part D has a lot to be desired...and needs to be fixed

>> ASAP...For those of us on fixed incomes it sure is difficult to make

>> ends meet each month and here is one more added expense that has to

>> be figured into our meager income....

>> I am asking all of you who are on Medicare Part D to write, E-mail

>> or call your US Congressman and Senators and ask them to put Folic

>> Acid back on the formulary and not remove any meds that are

>> necessary to help us fight our battle against autoimmune

>> deseases...Thank you,,Hugs

>>

June 15, 2006

Hi ,,,Thank you for your reply...Hey, I hear you about are leaders putting

their heads in the sand like ostrich's when it comes to dealing with

reality...And yes, this awful war has to end...One lost life was too much, now

we are at 2500, so sad, so very sad... Well, come November we the people will

have the say when we go to the polls to vote. That's when we can make a big

difference..I still am going to call my Senators and Congressmen and let them

know that Medi-care Part D must be improved upon and will let them know if they

don't do something about it I won't be voting for them come November or the next

time they are up for election..There are just too many people like us that are

struggling everyday to make ends meet and to think many of us go without our

meds just so that we can eat or pay for our utilities...Just not right when we

are suppose to be the richest nation that can afford to spend 2 billion a month

to support an endless war, but can't help the very

people of this great country that are in desperate need.

Oh, by the way friends don't be fooled about the raise our leaders just

got...They will tell you they didn't vote for it.....They didn't, they voted not

have a vote for it. Instead, they just let the committee in charge of

determining what amount of raise they should get handle it, and they just

accepted the raise. After all, what choice had they, they just had to accept

what the committee recommended didn't they..LOL

And they think they can still fool all of the people all of the time....Come

November they will find out they can't...Please everyone stay on top of what

your fearless leaders are doing in congress...Come November vote and let them

know how you feel. Voting is the only way we can make a difference...Hugs,

edy <ikennedy2@...> wrote: